Yes topdog you are right. I found another thread that talked about this. They recomended that I update the php.ini file with changing extension_dir line from "./" to "/usr/lib/php/" which I did but I still get the same error. ( I made sure to restrat apache2 after every update - Not sure if it is required )

The other item I wanted to mention is the original procedures under step 13 ask for finding the line "base_header" and change it to "header" in file: /var/www/web/base-1.3.8/setup/setup1.php but I can not find that line. Could this be the issue?